Medical Marijuana: A Natural Alternative

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Five year old Charlotte suffers from a rare genetic disorder. In her short life, she has had as many as 300 grand mal seizures in one week, she was confined to a wheel chair, has gone into cardiac arrest and could barely speak. Her doctors were at a loss as to what to do and out of ideas on how to help her. Her mother had heard of the treatment of seizures using cannabinoids, a chemical compound found in marijuana, and as a last resort at saving her little girl, she decided to give it a try. Only two years later Charlotte is almost completely seizure free. She is able to walk, talk and feed herself. Her family has now relocated to Colorado where they are able to legally obtain the specific strain of cannabinoid found in medicinal marijuana that has come to save young Charlotte’s life (“Moving for Marijuana”). This story is not a unique one. Not only have families with young children with seizures disorders found relief and healing, but so many others suffering from anything from chronic pain to depression have benefited from this plant. Medicinal marijuana is a better, safer and sometimes more effective form of treatment than many medications prescribed by doctors today.
America has had a long love-hate relationship with marijuana. Apprehension surrounding marijuana began in the 1930’s when researchers linked the plant with violence and an increase of crime. It was during the thirties that the well-known film Reefer Madness was created sending panic and fear of this plant throughout the states. In the 1960’s Presidents Kennedy and Johnson commissioned reports that found marijuana did not indeed bring violence nor did it lead to other heavier drugs. President Nixon, in the 1970’s, was encouraged by congress to decrim...
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Benefits of Medical Marijuana and Legalization
Marijuana is a natural plant and an effective pain reliever, it contains hundreds of natural chemical compounds that work with one’s body to produce positive effects that support healing and has been around for centuries. “Cannabinoids are pharmacologically active compounds. THC is one of them. When you use marijuana, the cannabinoids find their way to their target, you body’s cannabinoid receptors. The cannabinoids bind to one of the receptors.” (Martin

Alternative medicines have been argued “ineffective” by many people, but most consumers find alternatives to be significantly better than most medications and result in less side affects and, in fact, save more money. Among these alternatives I will talk about acupuncture, yoga, religion, foods, and above all, medical marijuana. The medical uses of cannabis are astonishing. Studies prove that cannabis can relieve chronic pain, loss of appetite, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, antiemetic, analgesia

The Benefits of Medical Marijuana
Imagine that your elderly grandmother was suffering from an illness like arthritis, cancer, or Alzheimer’s disease to the point where she was in so much pain that it hurt her to even walk or leave the house. Most people would want her to have access to any type of medication or pain relief that was currently available. There is only one problem; what if the medication you wanted to use is proven to be effective, but is considered illegal to purchase according

believe various legal drugs make medicinal marijuana use unnecessary, but varied strains of marijuana should be tested for medicinal purposes because there are many patients who have medical issues without known treatments that could have relief from medicinal marijuana, it could be used as a natural alternative to chemically enhanced or harmful treatments, and it could lead to the discovery of uses of marijuana for reasons outside of medicine.
One reason marijuana should be tested for medicinal purposes

Medical marijuana has multiple positives if it was legalized in all of America. Marijuana can be used to help with many diseases and illnesses. Medical marijuana can be used to make more jobs for Americans. America as a whole should legalize medical marijuana as other states already have.
Many people are not informed about the good effects of medical marijuana even though medical marijuana can help with a number of diseases and health disorders. Medical marijuana has been legalized in a number

prescribed her medical marijuana. The drug is, however, hard to obtain in Massachusetts. Two years after its approval, the state Department of Public Health is yet to license any dispensary.
Owing to the constraints of obtaining the drug, the Gedicks do not know the ratios of its compounds that would work best for Rebekah. They are forced to experiment with several strains, and this may pose some risk to her. The Gedicks are not alone in the predicament of accessing medical marijuana. Vivienne Simon

Going Green
There is a prevalent controversy surrounding the issue of cannabis/marijuana in the United States, which currently holds federal prohibition on marijuana. Continuing to keep cannabis illegal creates more harm than it does good; It leads to too much time and resources being wasted in this country. Cannabis has several benefits to offer: it can be used as a medicine or an alternative resource for products, and it will create more revenue for the country than it is currently losing on its

Marijuana can serve a very profound medical purpose. In fact, many doctors have praised the use of marijuana or “cannabis” (for medicinal purposes) because it has proven effective in alleviating stress. Lester Grinspoon, MD stated in a Boston Globe article that "Doctors and nurses have seen that for many patients, cannabis is more useful, less toxic, and less expensive than the conventional medicines prescribed” (ProCon). Specifically, marijuana has been proven to reduce stress levels dramatically

the identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change, and the use of these processes to form new substances. Chemistry crosses over into the medical filled in several different ways. Why is chemistry related to medicine? Chemistry is related to medicine because to understand medicine you have to understand how it works and how the different chemicals react when there combined. Composition, structure

Legalizing Marijuana for medical purposes would be beneficial for patients and their families, and should be one of the top priorities in the advancement of medicine. As the daughter of a deceased cancer patient, I have seen first hand the effects of chemotherapy, and how marijuana can be helpful in the comfort and recovery of a patient. Not only cancer patients can benefit, but many other patients of debilitating diseases. Studies prove that this non-toxic alternative can be far more effective and